As a Massey design student, you will spend most of your time making and thinking in studios, workshops and media labs.

There are many opportunities to explore other design fields from your major through electives (courses you choose). Cross-disciplinary collaboration is encouraged.

Solve real problems and challenge how we see the world

Design thinking is about reflecting on the world around you, and considering the needs of diverse people, cultures and contexts. In your fourth year you will have the opportunity to engage with live briefs and external clients.

Massey’s College of Creative Arts in Wellington offers a broad range of programmes in visual communication design, concept design, fashion design, industrial design, integrated design, spatial design, textile design, and photography. With a history that can be traced back to 1886, our School of Design is the largest and most comprehensive design school in New Zealand. We have produced many of our country’s most renowned designers.

How does it work?

As a design degree student you will enrol in the honours programme. Towards the end of third year, you decide whether you want to stick with the honours route, where your fourth year will be strongly research-led. The non-honours path is less research-focused and gives you room for more electives in fourth year.

You will graduate from this programme with:

• a portfolio of creative design work
• solid technical and analytic skills
• a strong research ethos
• a great network.

Our design graduates are sought after by employers in a range of industry, business, and marketing-related activities. 94% of design graduates employed in relevant industries within six months of completing their degree.